Explaining the Killer
"The Killer" is about a very extreme person, which is what everyone often calls a psychopath: the lyrics are very clear, this is a fatal impulse, you can't I understand, I don’t understand. A killer is a person who loses his mind because of feelings and even violates the principles and laws of human society. He kills his lover, cuts off his lover’s head, and puts on a silver crown... The final wedding was very It's heartbreaking. JJ murmured in his sleep: My love for her is true...
If this kind of person appeared in everyone's life, I think everyone's first reaction would be - horror, and then they would want to leave. The man was far away and even wanted to move. I admit, I thought so too. Then, because that person scared everyone, everyone would give him a beautiful label: Psychopath. It is very painful to be labeled with this label, and the pain is worse than death. Please put yourself in my shoes and imagine how much pressure it would be to do your own thing against the pressure of everyone around you and even the entire society.
Let’s put aside the pain the killer brought to his girlfriend’s family and calm down and think about the killer’s courage.
Just this courage is very admirable. The lyrics say: This is love, it is love that the whole world does not understand. His own love does not need the world to understand, nor does it need the whole world to understand. Love as humans understand it. There is a saying: the deeper the love, the deeper the hatred. Everyone will have this feeling. Even after someone they love shamelessly betrays them, most people will choose revenge. The killer is also revenge, or a grief-stricken counterattack. This is the same as the behavior of many people, but the difference is that his degree is different. There is a saying about "degree", which is, fifty steps to laugh at a hundred steps. I think if the killer is labeled as a psychopath, Do most people who hate out of love have to be labeled like that?
You may say that the killer’s behavior exceeded the boundaries of the law and caused great harm to the girl’s family, so he is a psychopath. In fact, laws are made by humans, and there are no iron-clad rules in nature. It's just that the law serves the interests of a bunch of people, so the minority must obey the majority. There are many things that are reasonable but not legal. Many people force a minority of people not to offend their interests, obey their rules, and even do things that conform to their thoughts and wear clothes that conform to their aesthetics. This is called secular prejudice. If an old man and a girl get married, then the world must see it this way: the old man is a rich man, and the girl is a second wife or nanny, or the old man is really shameless, the girl is really unchaste, etc... Maybe, the two of them Really in love? The world doesn't like them, so it talks about them.
It should be admitted that the killer’s behavior is extreme. I would also like to give an example: homosexuality. The first reaction in everyone's mind is again - abnormal. Not a psychopath, at least a sexual orientation pervert. But have they broken the law? Did I offend you? Why bother? Just because they are a minority and don't meet the standards of the majority? It should be said that they are not perverted and have a lot of innocence and beauty that can make many heterosexual people ashamed.
This is what the lyrics say: This is love, this is love, and the whole world doesn’t understand. You love it - there is no need to let the world understand that my brother Leslie Cheung dares to face worldly prejudices. This is a good example.
Everyone has the right to survive in this world and the right to stick to their own way of living and their own love. Last year I watched a CCTV interview with a child named Harshu who wrote. Many parents said that this kind of child is perverted. I thought to myself, they didn’t recruit you or mess with you. It’s not unreasonable. They just have a little personality, so you call them perverts. ? Isn't this too selfish of you?
The killer may not be worth learning from (haha, it is best not to learn), but he should be understood and sympathized with.
Art condenses human nature and is higher than life
We talk about the famous martial arts writer Jin Yong’s novels. There are also many characters, the deeper the love, the deeper the hatred, such as Li Mochou , killed so many people for a incomplete love. But no one thought of her when they were watching TV. At least they weren't hiding under the table when Li Mochou came out. The reason is that Jin Yong's novels condense human nature in real life. For example, a positive character can show his glorious side without shitting or farting. Therefore, everyone does not find the bad guy in the book scary, but treats him as an artistic image. Li Mochou is an extreme person of human nature, and so is the killer.
Music and literature are intertwined. What JJ wants to express is just the extreme of human nature. In fact, we all have the mentality of a killer, but the education we have received has covered up this aspect of human nature. The killer was inspired and intensified.
I didn’t admire JJ very much at first, but now after reading this controversial song, I think I can express my admiration for him as an outsider (JM outsider). JJ endured so much pressure just because he wanted to fulfill his duties as an artist, break through his own limitations and create better art. After all, he is not everyone's doll, but an independent artist. An artist's duty is to make art, not to be worshiped by fans.
The simple explanation for JJ is that he can break through secular prejudices and express care and sympathy for minority groups such as killers. At least he uses his music to interpret the psychology of killers and let more people accept it (at least is understanding), this requires a fraternal heart to do this. Fraternity is love without any discrimination. Others say he is a psychopath, but he will not discriminate... And fraternity requires simplicity without bigotry, utilitarianism, and darkness... Such a simple JJ, for the pain of others being discriminated against, He can be banned, can be controversial...
The explanation for his courage is: the power of secular bigotry is terrible, it can prevent two people who love each other from being together, and make one dare to face each other. People who dare not face anything about life and death - I know that he made some transformations in the song "Cao Cao", but I don't think it is outstanding, it is just an attempt.
And in "The Killer", he was able to break through this secular prejudice, delve into the depths of human nature, and show a distorted world. He is really courageous!
The killer's inner monologue:
The slender fingers skillfully slide over the keys and jump like a dance. My dance steps are basically perfect. You are real in front of me, making me believe in this dream. Everything is true. This is the music I composed for you. Do you like it when I play it to you?
Looking at the beautiful you in the window, I feel that everything is worth it. However, when I think of your frightened eyes, I still feel sad and heartbroken. Do you understand my love for you?
I know my love for you, It is true
The white milk is dripping down my clothes. I just feel that my mind is blank. You are afraid that I have simulated it countless times. The scene of meeting you all turned into powder at this moment like the glass you broke. You looked at me in fear. The originally warm milk spilled on my clothes and became cold. I left. Maybe you need to calm down. At the same time, I I'm a little angry that you don't understand me, but I will wait until I start to look forward to how you will look when you see this room full of photos. You will be happy, right? I care about you very much
However, I didn't see what I expected. You looked more frightened when you looked happy. When I appeared in front of you again, you wanted to run away like crazy. I had to use anesthetic to make you comatose. Watching you fall asleep, my heart felt as if it had been cut hard by a knife.
Putting you in my arms, let’s play the piano. I’ll teach you, but you didn’t respond at all. There was no expression on your pale face. Isn’t this a beautiful song that I wrote specifically for you? It's still silent, yes, you can't hear it. Come and dance, just like the prince and princess at the ball. But you just fell down softly, and your long hair spreads. You are as beautiful as an angel who accidentally fell into the world. Why don't you like this dance? ? Oh, if you can't see it, how can you like my love for you? You can't hear or see it. Only the clear body temperature tells me that you are real.
I'm starting to be afraid. Why are you afraid of me? It shouldn't be like this. We were supposed to be happy. We were supposed to watch the shooting stars in the sky together and watch the sunset together. You listened quietly to me playing the piano and I gently led you to dance. However, all you have for me now is fear. You are afraid of me even when I play the piano. The spinning dance is just me alone and sad. I feel more afraid than ever before. I frantically break everything on the table. What should I do? Let you go. This time will be the most painful memory in your life. Leave it behind. How are you and I going to face you as a kidnapper? I can only hug myself tightly and tell myself that this is not true
Why are you obviously living by my side, but you can’t hear or see my love for you? If a person’s body is separated and locked after death The soul cannot leave if it lives in it. Is this the only way you can hear and see? Blood spattered on my clothes like a bloody rose. Forgive me, forgive me for imprisoning you again. I will spend my whole life letting you know that I love you.
I changed into a dress and brought it to you. Put on the crown and gently hold your head, and we will welcome this grandest wedding together
This is love, this is love, this love that the whole world does not understand, I only beg you to understand
Looking at you in the window, you are as beautiful as before. Don’t be afraid anymore. I will always be here to accompany you, okay?
I know you can hear every piece of music I play for you
I know you can hear every line of poetry I have written for you
And Do you understand my love for you?